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Actor Heath Ledger's last will and testament was made public over the weekend, and he left everything that he owned to his devoted parents and sister.
The New York Daily News broke news of the will's contents on Saturday and was quick to point out the seemingly sensational detail that his daughter Matilda and former love Michelle Williams were left out of the actor's wishes.
However, the 28-year-old actor, who died of an accidental prescription drug overdose earlier this year, reportedly filed the will in 2003 - prior to his relationship with Williams and the 2005 birth of their daughter Matilda Rose.
Documents filed in Manhattan Surrogate's Court revealed that the actor had less than $145,000 (NZ$182,000) in New York assets at the time of his death, including a $25,000 ($31,000) Toyota Prius and $20,000 ($25,000) in furniture and fixtures.
But despite the fact that Ledger's will does not mention his daughter or Williams, the Brokeback Mountain actor's family has quashed rumours they would not be provided for after his death.
Heath's dad, Kim, released a statement that said, "Matilda is our absolute priority and Michelle is an integral part of our family ... They will be taken care of and that's how Heath would want it to be."
Ledger's rep also moved quickly to stop any wagging tongues: "The story is getting taken out of context and media is speculating that this means Matilda and Michelle will not be taken care of. I want to make it very clear nothing could be farther from the truth."
The bulk of Ledger's estate will be handled in Australia, according to reports.
Update:
It now looks as though Heath Ledger's former partner, Michelle Williams, will in fact have to fight for her portion of the late actor's inheritance.
Despite the fact that Ledger's father pledged that the actor's daughter and ex-fianc? would be "taken care of", Ledger's uncles, Mike and Haydn, are now warning Williams that she may have a fight on her hands.
Australia's Daily Telegraph reports that two of Ledger's uncles "sensationally turned on the actor's father yesterday amid revelations the 28-year-old made a will leaving his wealth to his parents and sisters."
Details of Ledger's three-page will were made public on Saturday, and controversy soon erupted when it became clear that neither Williams nor Matilda were mentioned in the document.
But despite the omission of his daughter's name in the will, Ledger's family has vowed to make sure she is looked after.
However, a reported family feud between the Ledgers could bring this into question - and it's all based on Kim's "alleged mismanaging of their grandfather's estate", says the newspaper.
Ledger's estate is reportedly estimated to be worth $2.5 million (NZ$2.9 million)
Meanwhile, Matilda's Sydney-based grandfather Larry Williams has said he was astonished to learn that Ledger had even made a will.
"It doesn't make any sense because Heath professed many times his love for Matilda, it makes no sense that he would not leave anything for his daughter," he said.
"He just wasn't that type of person."
I smell trouble. Read all about it here and here.
Sources: okmagazine.com, nydailynews.com, people.com
I told you he was mental
As I reported to you last week, has-been pop singer Robbie Williams believes in little green men.
Amazingly, the former Take That star's so convinced he's got a direct line to E.T., he's prepared to quit singing to study aliens after supposedly spotting UFOs no less than three times.
Robbie, 34, said: "I'm stopping being a pop star. I'm going to be a full-time Ufologist."
Williams swears he has seen UFOs - his first sighting when he was a kid living in Britain, the second above a Hotel in Beverly Hills.
As you do.
He said: "I was lying on my sun lounger outside at night. Above me was a square thing that passed over my head silently and shot off."
The third apparently happened after he'd written a song about alien contact.
He said: "This big ball of gold light turned up. On my life."
"People will think I'm mental, which I am."
Well, now that you mention it...
Source: sun.co.uk
Not a good look
Face it, none of the Jackson clan look remotely human anymore.
Take this http://dlisted.com/node/24412 beast, for example.
WTF has happened to Jermaine Jackson's mug? Talk about leather face.
The whole Jackson clan has body dysmorphic disorder, if you ask me.
Snort joke
This is just plain ridiculous.
Jazz wreck Amy Winehouse has apparently developed a taste for another potentially lethal habit.
The big haired warbler allegedly spent a hell raising evening at a London waterhole last week consuming copious amounts of booze.
No big surprise there.
However, it was Wino's consumption technique that raised eyebrows that night.
Winehouse is reported to have snorted shots of vodka through her nose - a new craze known as "gas chambering".
Snorting booze apparently allows the alcohol to be absorbed into the bloodstream almost instantaneously.
To cap the evening off, Wino is then said to have indulged in a spot of dancing - the "The Dutty Wine" dance, in fact.
It's all the rage, apparently. From what I've seen, it looks like a cross between a seizure and an epileptic fit.
Judge for yourselves here.
Whatever you do, don't try any of the above at home.
Ferrell is foul
Irish actor Colin Farrell tells GQ magazine that he'd like nothing better than to get "f***ed up" on drugs.
The recovering druggie and alcoholic admits that he's yearning to experiment with prescription drug OxyContin, and have a "wild weekend".
OxyContin is usually prescribed to relieve severe pain in patients. Nicknamed 'hillbilly heroin', the drug is abused due to its similarities to heroin.
He tells GQ: "I'd f***ing love to be able to drink. I would love to have a couple of nights of f***ing howling at the moon. And not just have a drink, I'd love to get f***ed up. I'd love to be able to pop some f***ing OxyContin or some Percocet and know that it's not going to become a f***ing habit."
But that's just it; you can't dabble with that stuff and expect to come out the other end pristine and clean.
You're a parent, Farrell - take some responsibility and kick the habit. And wash your greasy hair while you're at it...and those dirty fingernails, you naughty leprechaun.
Presley's pregnant
Lisa Marie Presley is pregnant with her third child.
This explains why the singer's weight has ballooned of late.
The crabby Presley broke the news on her MySpace blog, saying, "I am in fact pregnant."
She also blames the media for forcing her to confirm her pregnancy.
"After being the target all week of slanderous and degrading stories, horribly manipulated pictures and articles in the media, I have had to show my cards and announce under the gun and under vicious personal attack." Presley writes.
She also compares the media to, "a pack of coyotes circling their prey whilst eerily howling with delight."
"Now that things are confirmed, hopefully they can stop all of the harassment and I can stop dodging the continuous bullets."
Get back in your box, you miserable old thing.
How dare she compare me to a coyote - mink darling, mink.
Source: accesshollywood.com
Update:
Presley plans to sue the Daily Mail over an article they ran last week concerning her weight gain.
She's suing their asses because she feels the article made unsavory comparisons to her late father Elvis.
The article claimed Presley has an "unhealthy appetite" and was "growing like her dad" - jibes which have reportedly left the singer "deeply upset and offended".
Her spokesperson Cindy Guagenti says, "It's like, 'she's gonna die like her father', 'her and her mom are in a fight because of her weight' - that's not true at all. It's just awful stuff."
Turn the other cheek, Presley - it'll save you an awful lot of heartache and $$ in the end.
Sticks and stones...
The tabloids are like the mafia - you'll never win.
Jailbirds do it better
This is completely off the chain.
The jailbirds at Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation are out to get themselves crowned as YouTube stars again.
Not content with wowing us with their superb shoe shuffle to Michael Jackson's Thriller , the incarcerated troupe has now taken a stab at Mc Hammer's You Can't Touch This .
Genius.
Spoiler Sex
*Look away now if you don't want to know some major Sex and The City movie spoilers*
The trailer's been and gone, so now we want more. Well, I do anyway...
Sarah Jessica Parker dropped this little gem when quizzed about the movie last week:
"Something major happens that fundamentally changes who Carrie is," SJP says.
"The movie doesn't pick up right where the series ended either. It's a few years later and it's so packed with stuff."
And, as the full move trailer not-so-subtly points out, there IS an infidelity issue between Miranda and Steve.
"Miranda is still living in Brooklyn, is still unhappy about it, and is still advancing at her job and in her firm," she says.
"Her son Brady is thriving, but her marriage is kind of not doing so great. We are dealing with unfaithfulness, but even more than unfaithfulness, I think we are dealing with the daily grind that can take its toll on a relationship."
So there you have it. Don't blame me if you've read this far and you wished you'd remained clueless- you greedy Sex maniacs.
Source: heatonline.com
Madonna's boxing clever
Queen bee Madonna's looking seriously hot for a 49-year-old dame.
Click here to see a cover shot the singer snapped to promote the release of new CD Hard Candy.
Spears' 'sex toy' stalker
Admittedly, I nearly wet my Calvin Klein's when I first caught wind of this latest saga in Hurricane Britney's car crash of a life.
All has been relatively quiet in camp Britney for the past few days. Court appearances, pink wig outings and Starbucks runs aside, the Spears soap opera has slumped in the ratings - until now.
As if by magic, E! News is reporting that America's former sweetheart is the unwitting victim of numerous threats in the mail, including letters and packages.
Yes, Spears has a stalker.
Details are still somewhat sketchy, but apparently the singer has been receiving a series of "disturbing correspondences" which reportedly include one letter mentioning "how to bomb" and other "weird gibberish".
But that's not all.
The seemingly obsessed fan that's been sending Spears a series of mystery packages for weeks has a rather unconventional calling card.
OK! Magazine reveals the "ghastly details" of what has Brit Brit's security team running to the FBI.
"It started about six weeks ago with just letters being sent once a week," a source says.
"And then it quickly escalated to larger packages that now arrive two to three times a week - always to the same L.A. address, but never to one of Britney's homes."
The source adds that it's a "good thing these boxes never made it to the Spears' doorstep", because the contents of the packages might just send her over the edge.
"The first thing you see when you open the box is a huge, lavender-colored, battery-operated sex toy," the source tells OK!
"Still with the price tag on it."
Buzzing sex toy aside, the packages are said to contain two letters - one handwritten and one written on a computer - both threatening and somewhat pornographic in nature.
"The handwritten one is on note paper and it's written in a crazy, all-caps chicken scratch," adds the source.
The five-page typed letter is said to contain vivid, pornographic details of the obsessed fan's fantasies, details of which OK! Magazine refused to print.
But the scariest bit of all has to be a picture of the sender - described by the magazine as a middle-aged Caucasian male with stringy, greasy hair - with the eyes cut out of the photo, while he appears to be squirting an unidentified yellow liquid into his mouth.
The source concluded: "It's like something from a bad movie. If I hadn't seen it myself, I wouldn't believe it."
The singer is said to have contacted the police and FBI to investigate the sinister packages.
Reps for Spears refused to comment.
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Fast gossip
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* All the gossip, all the time: We Smirch.com
* Rhianna helps a stranger find bone marrow donor: I'm Not Obsessed
* Madonna won't perform: IDLYITW
* Christina Ricci is open to cosmetic surgery: In Case You Didn't Know
* Victoria Beckham refuses to go to the gym - because she can't wear high heels: Hollywood Rag
* Eartha Kitt - still fierce at 81: Popbytes
* Reese Witherspoon's mad dash: Just Jared
* Whitney Houston's new album targeted for December: Lifeline Live
* Guess who fell on their ass: SOW
* Sheryl Crow says Jen dumped Brad: Y!
* Meet Cynthia Nixon's girlfriend: Celeb Parasite
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